Volunteer of the Month: Post High Students

Salt Lake County Animal Services would like to thank our February 2018 volunteers of the month:
our student group from Post High!

A group of students from Post High come every single week
and make pupsicles for our dogs, clean the cattery for us, and socialize the
cats. All of them have a deep love for the animals and are a joy to have
volunteering at Salt Lake County Animal Services. This program helps give these
students new skills out in their community, cultivates empathy, and also
benefits the animals here at the shelter, which is a win-win situation.

We enjoy getting to know each of the students every school year and celebrating
with them when they graduate. Some students have come back to volunteer after
graduation and it brings it all back full circle.

We appreciate all that you do for us Post High! Thanks for
volunteering and giving our organization the most precious thing you will ever
own – your time and talent.

“Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for
others?” ~Martin Luther King Jr.

We are always looking for volunteers for various projects! Find out more!

Animal Services for Riverton Residents Shifts from Salt Lake County to Riverton City

All animals from Riverton currently in Salt
Lake County Animal Services care will be turned over to Riverton City on
February 1. To ease the burden of the transition Salt Lake County Animal
Services is seeking to send these stray and abandoned pets, that came from
Riverton, to local animal rescues where they can find new families. This should
hopefully ease the burden on Riverton City and ensure a positive outcome for
these animals.

What dispatch number will people call to report
lost/found/deceased pets?

Riverton City Animal Control services can be
contacted using the following numbersOffice: (801) 208-3108After hours UPD dispatch: (801) 743-7000

What are the hours a Code Enforcement Officer
is available?

Office hours for animal control will coincide
with regular City Office hours, Monday – Thursday, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and
Friday from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. An on-call service for Animal Control
is also available so residents can contact a code enforcement officer
throughout the day, as well as at night and on weekends.

What are the contact numbers/addresses for
where lost animals will be placed?

Riverton City has two locations for animal
placement. To retrieve a lost pet, residents should call Animal Control at
(801) 208-3108 or (385) 415-9228 to coordinate animal pick up.
What or where can someone find the fee schedule for redeeming lost animals?Proposals for animal control fees are in the
process of being approved by City Council and will be available online at http://www.rivertoncity.com/departments/administration/finance/fees_and_taxes.php

Will animals not redeemed to owner be placed
for adoption? And if so, where is that facility located?

An adoption program has been created in
partnership with Stone Ridge Veterinary Clinic, located at 1381 W. Stone Ridge
Ln. We will help promote the program as animals become available.

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Salt Lake County Animal
Services is the largest no-kill municipal shelter in Utah. Our Animal Control
Officers provide responsive, timely assistance to animal related issues in the
community, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Animal Services provides a variety of
amenities to current and potential pet owners: low cost vaccinations and
sterilizations, pet adoptions, and free/low-cost microchips to ensure pets
return to their loving owners. For more information visit AdoptUtahPets.com.

Tips to Know if a Shelter Cat Has Chosen You

Choosing the shelter cat that wants to come home with you can be intimidating. If you're in a shelter with colony rooms, like the ones at Salt Lake County Animal Services,take your time, sit down in the room and give the cats a few minutes to show you who they are.

The following are a few tips to help you know if a shelter cat wants to come home with you.

Tripping You: This cat doesn’t want you to go anywhere
without them! When cats rub against you, they are trying to mark you with their
smell.

Talking to You: “Chirps,” “Meows,” and “Purrs,” these cats have so
many stories to tell, and are great company at home.

The Lap Cat: This cat will always love you, and love to
sleep on you.

Making Muffins: Kneading, is said to be one of the ways
cats say they love you, and means they are super happy.

The Sleeping Cat: Because really every cat wants to go
home. This cat is nice and relaxed and wants you to choose them, but please let
the sleeping cat lay.

We want you to play more in 2018 which is why we're promoting $18 adoptions throughout January. Want to know more about cat's available at Salt Lake County Animal Services? Contact mallred@slco.org, or visit our adoptable cats at 511 W 3900 S, or look online to see them all.

Official Notice of Sale for 3 Pygmy Goats

Three Pygmy Goats were brought into Salt Lake County Animal Services in December 2017. All of them are females, two of them approximately 3-years-old and the third is approximately 3-months-old. They will all be available
for adoption at 10 AM on January 16, 2018.

The adoption price is set at $45 each and they will be
adopted to the first qualified adopter to come in on or after the 16th
.